Governance and Social Responsibility: International Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780230243514 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 352 str.

Guler Aras

Opis

Recent corporate failures have attracted the attention of managers, governments and the general public to the role of governance and social responsibility. Ranging from managerial behaviour and reward systems, to environmental protection and human rights, governance and social responsibility encompasses a variety of thought provoking business issues. In Governance and Social Responsibility, Aras and Crowther bring together the considerable debates about what exactly it is, and how it can be applied to business.
Key Features:
a cents Written by leading governance and social responsibility experts
a cents International coverage and orientation
a cents Comprehensive coverage of CSR issues and debates
a cents Excellent pedagogy, including case studies, reflective questions and further reading.
Firmly grounded in academic research, Governance and Social Responsibility is an ideal companion for CSR courses at all levels. "

Spis treści

Introduction to CSR Defining CSR: Contested Terrain The Social, Political and Economic Context: Failure and the Need for CSR Stakeholders The Principles of CSR Issues Concerning Sustainability The Social Contract: Moral Obligation or Regulation Ethics, CSR and Corporate Behaviour Corporate and Managerial Behaviour Agency Theory and Governance Issues Performance Evaluation and Performance Reporting CSR in Non-Profit Organisations Globalisation and Regulation Stakeholders and Protest: Challenging Corporate Activity CSR and Strategy CSR and Leadership Glossary Index.

O autorze

DAVID CROWTHER is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility and Head of Centre for Research into Organisational Governance at Leicester Business School, De Montfort University, UK.

GÜLER ARAS is Professor of Finance and Accounting and Director of Graduate School at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey. 
  
 

Blurb

Recent corporate failures have attracted the attention of managers, governments and the general public to the role of governance and social responsibility. Ranging from managerial behaviour and reward systems, to environmental protection and human rights, governance and social responsibility encompasses a variety of thought provoking business issues. In Governance and Social Responsibility, Aras and Crowther bring together the considerable debates about what exactly it is, and how it can be applied to business.

Key Features:

• Written by leading governance and social responsibility experts
• International coverage and orientation
• Comprehensive coverage of CSR issues and debates
• Excellent pedagogy, including case studies, reflective questions and further reading.

Firmly grounded in academic research, Governance and Social Responsibility is an ideal companion for CSR courses at all levels.